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The results from the above researches revealed that the mediated effect model (which isshown above) does represent some relationship and is considered an acceptable model. Inthat model, Type-A is seen to play a mediating role between stressor and psychologicalhealth symptoms while coping is also seen to be playing the same role between workstressor and psychological health symptoms. This study splits into two sections; Firstly, itexpands the section on employment type ahead of stressor in above model whileremoving Type-A personality (Hypothesis 4) and Secondly, it explores the abovementioned mediating relationship of coping strategy on work stressor and psychologicalhealth relationship (Hypothesis 5), thus resembling a straight chain relationship model(refer Chapter 3 on theoretical framework).In quite a similar area of study, it was suggested that Type-A behavior engages inmaladaptive coping (e.g. imposing deadlines on themselves, increasing goals and etc.)which damages health (Davidson et al., 1980). Meanwhile, another study onprofessionals, found that Type-A engineers who are under stress, were likely to use lesseffective forms of coping, characterized by a sense of helplessness and resentment(Newton and Keenan, 1985). This research paper partly refers to the above stress modelto determine the relationship between employment type (self-employed andorganizationally employed) and psychological health symptoms with mediating role bywork stressors and coping strategies.There are other models with separate focuses which are worth reviewing here due to theiroutcome and conclusions. For example, the Demand Control (D-C) (Karasek,1979) and12